Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-06-09
NEW YORK STYLES.
Description OF a4Sumber OF Beautiful Sum-
mer TOilettes.

Description OF q Number OF Beautiful SUM
mer TOnettes.
As an illustration of the varied ways
in which black is used, French toilette
for afternoon receptions 10 of black
gros grain with double stripes. one of
which is leaf green and the other pale
rose color; this is made ur in one of
the new French coats with the basques
long behind, sewed on with seams
across the hips. and turned back to
show revers of black MORE; the fronts
slope away to disclose a vest of Leaf
green camel s-hair fastened by small
black moire straps. The high standing
collar is of the green wool ut the top,
with the striped silk bias on the lower
halt. A point of the green wool is in
serted like a cuff in the sleeves, and
strapped with MORE. The full skirt is
in long plaits varied In front and back.
with revers of the black MORE and in
laid spaces of the green wool. An
other Paris dress for Newport is OF
summer Bengaline of a creamy ground
barred with vines of small flowers in
pink, brown and dark red hues. This
has a gathered skirt of six straight
breadths, with deep gathered flOunce
of Malines lace around the foot, and
festooned up the left side with bows
and ends of black watered ribbon (two
inches wide) set in the corners of the
festoons. The quaint over-dress is .
Marie AntOinette polonaise with short
curved panier on the left, quite far
back, and a much deeper one on the
right side. The shorter basque front
is half-high, gathered on the shoulders
and has elbow sleeves. The lace is
arranged on the neck as a plated
turned-down collar in the back, with
ample frill down the front, and the
black watered ribbon reappears i'll
bow back of the neck, in another back
of the waist line. and in others on each
sleeve. Square pockets on the corsage
are puffs of Malines net and lace over
black ribbon, and the sleeves are SINH
larry finished. Black India silks striped
with white are made with loose vest
of white embroidery plated at the top,
and the plaits gradually widening to
the waist, where they are finished with
scalloped edges, and hang loose.
.Worth's new scarf mantles are i'm
ported in black grenadine on which jet
pendants are sewed, and there are no
trimmings across the end in the back.
the material being simply hemmed
along its selvage. The scarfs are near
ly straight, being fitted by seams down
the shoulders, with some fulness gath
cred across at the end of the seams.
Wide lace is then draped down the
fronts to fill in the space at the tn roat,
and is disposed like mood behind over
pale yellow or light green velvet, which
is also used under the front scarfs;
bows of black and watered ribbon tie
these scarfs at the waist line, and the
ends droop to form long mantilla fronts.
Shoulder capes for completing black
toilettes for the street are made of wide
black lace in accordion plaits, on which
are laid V-shaped jet pieces in back
and front, with a high collar. Simple
small mantles for various dresses are
made of plain Bengaline for the basque
back and mantilla fronts, while the
sides are of French lace, with many
ends and loops of black watered rib
bon.
The sailor styles are repeated in
many garments for both boys and
girls. Girls sailor jackets for general
wear are of navy blue cloth, cut
double-breasted, with gilt, silver, blue,
or white buttons. Sometimes the
square navy collar is made entirely Of
wide blue or of white Hercules braid,
and the buttons must then correspond.
The genuine pea-jacket of blue cloth is
worn by small boys with their kilt
skirts, or with trousers. Red sailor
collars of Turkey cotton braided with
white are worn with sailor blouses in
the house, and are turned over outside
! Jackets for the street.
Dressy short jackets worn by girls
from three to twelve years of age are
of green, gray-blue, tan or navy blue
camel's hair cloth, trimmed with rows
of silver braid on the high velvet col
lar, the cuffs, and the single three-cor-
nered revers of velvet which is turned
over at the top of the double-breasted
front Long coats are also worn. made
of barred or striped woolens, double
breasted or with vest fronts, the backs
cut off below the waist line, and the
fullness plated there dnder broad bands
or girdles of braid. -Harper'S BdzGr.
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